Rockies Name Paul DePodesta President of Baseball Operations
DENVER, CO – November 2, 2023 - The Colorado Rockies today announced the hiring of paul depodesta as thier new President of baseball Operations. The move comes after a secretive search to find a leader to modernize the franchise following seven consecutive losing seasons, culminating in a franchise-worst 43-119 record in 2023.
Rockies owner and CEO Dick Monfort stated, ”Today is an exciting day for the Rockies organization as we welcome Paul as our new president of baseball operations. Paul was the very first person we interviewed,and throughout our conversations with him Walker and I were both intrigued by his understanding of the game,his positive attitude,his process-based mindset and his influence on the game. this is a special guy with great vision and a great plan.He is a winner and he is going to win in Colorado.”
DePodesta emerged as a surprise candidate on thursday afternoon, with his name not previously linked to the search. Other finalists for the position were reportedly Amiel Sawdaye of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Matt Forman of the Cleveland Guardians. According to reports, one candidate turned down an offer while the other withdrew their candidacy. James Click of the Toronto blue Jays and Scott Sharp of the Kansas City Royals were also considered during the search process.
Team executive vice president Walker Monfort added, “hiring Paul is an essential first step to the evolution of our baseball department and we’re confident that he will not only maximize our current personnel but will also bring in additional leaders from outside the organization to help lead us forward.”
DePodesta is expected to lead the search for a new general manager and additional front office staff, bringing in personnel from outside the current organization. He will attend the general manager meetings in Las Vegas next week and will be formally introduced at Coors Field next Thursday.